Home with Heart: Teresa’s House sets new standard for senior care
While there are many assisted living/memory care communities to choose from in the area, only one has won awards for its services every year since opening.
That’s Teresa’s House which opened in Argyle in 2023. Owned by nationally recognized healthcare experts Godwin Dixon and Teresa Whittington, RN, BSN, it has earned Best of Denton County three times and the Flower Mound Senior Center’s Elite Chef competition in 2024 and 2025 by focusing on providing the very best.
The 64-bedroom campus is patterned after Dementia Village in The Netherlands. Godwin and Teresa are long-time area residents and used what they had learned from their background in upscale senior care organizations, including the Presbyterian senior care system in Dallas, where he was the CEO for 17 years and she was COO. They knew what the assisted living/memory care industry was like and wanted better for their friends and neighbors.
“We had seen corners cut in for-profit and non-profit communities and said, ‘let’s create a community where no corners were cut,’” Godwin said.
“We are the only one providing state-certified medication aides and 24/7 onsite nurses. We make less mistakes and fix them faster, and when they happen, it won’t be because we cut a corner. Additionally, most communities are owned by a corporation where you never see and don’t know the owners but not Teresa’s House – we are local and involved.
“One of our mantras is the right moral decision is the right business decision and, even if it’s not, we’re going to do what’s morally right.”
The buildings are true homes, and each resident room features designs that help seniors thrive. A themed activity center includes a kitchen/game area as well as a mancave/sports bar/workshop with a 1965 Mustang.
“For our residents with dementia, we can’t bring memories back but what we can do is create an environment that recreates those memories, so they feel safe and secure,” Dixon noted.
Lastly, the expansive outdoor areas have tree-lined courtyards where residents can get out in nature and the freedom to live a normal life again. Teresa’s House’s 5-Star reviews show it works!
